Westinghouse i4500 Generator
I posted a few weeks ago about trying to run my AC with a Yamaha 2k genny and Magnum 3000W boost inverter. Sort summary - the Yamaha just wasn’t strong enough with surges to work. So now I’ve pur...
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Itinerant1- when you say “fault” with 15A limit, do you mean the red light comes on on the arc50 indicating a Magnum fault? If so, have you ever looked at the fault info using the ‘tech’ button? That’s what mine is doing, and fault info shows AC Overload with Vdc anywhere from 10.0v to 11.0v and a current draw around 400A.
I don’t understand why the Magnum can’t simply add to the genny supplied power in load support like it does when attached to shore. But am leaning more and more towards a design issue on how the Magnum handles surge response from a generator (behaves proper when plugged into even a 20A outlet, just not with genny).
Good news is that today it was only low 90s outside and I was two for two in starting one AC by: input amps at 27A, LBCO at 10.0v, VAC cutoff at 60v, generator running supporting charging, Magnum in load support, switch AC fan on ~1min before compressor. Turned off load support after AC running. Both times when it started I didn’t have the guts to stop it to experiment further :)
Greatly appreciate the help you’ve been giving me. If when yours faults it flips on the Arc50 red light I’m pretty sure that I just need to add soft starts :(
I don’t understand why the Magnum can’t simply add to the genny supplied power in load support like it does when attached to shore. But am leaning more and more towards a design issue on how the Magnum handles surge response from a generator (behaves proper when plugged into even a 20A outlet, just not with genny).
Good news is that today it was only low 90s outside and I was two for two in starting one AC by: input amps at 27A, LBCO at 10.0v, VAC cutoff at 60v, generator running supporting charging, Magnum in load support, switch AC fan on ~1min before compressor. Turned off load support after AC running. Both times when it started I didn’t have the guts to stop it to experiment further :)
Greatly appreciate the help you’ve been giving me. If when yours faults it flips on the Arc50 red light I’m pretty sure that I just need to add soft starts :(
